Explore & More Children’s Museum in East Aurora will offer a week of special events for winter break. In honor of President’s Day last year, children were given the opportunity to cast their ballots at the museum. (Robert Kirkham/Buffalo News file photo)

4) Ice skating: Public skates from 1 to 2:20 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and next Saturday, 7 to 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Friday and next Saturday, Healthy Zone Rink, 41 Riley St., East Aurora. For more info, visit thinkrink.org. $5; children 4 and under free with paying adult. Skate rental costs $3.

5) Open skating: RiverWorks, 359 Ganson St. Visit buffaloriverworks.com or call 342-2292 for times and days, which are mostly on weekends. Cost is $5 for those 6 and older; free for those 5 and under. Independent Health members get $1 off by presenting their insurance card. Skate rental runs $5.

7) Open skating: Reservoir and DeVeaux Woods state parks – which flank each other and the Robert Moses Parkway near the Niagara River Whirlpool Rapids in Niagara Falls – offer free ice skating at their rustic rinks, weather permitting. Skate rentals are unavailable. Both rinks are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 284-5778 for more info.

Cross country and snowshoe tracks in the snow at DeVeaux Woods State Park in Niagara Falls. (John Hickey/Buffalo News)

10) Community Free Skate: 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Healthy Zone Rink, 41 Riley St., East Aurora. Admission is free and open to the public. BlueCross BlueShield’s Healthy Zone Cruiser and Community Relations Team will giving away coupons good for one coffee or one hot chocolate while supplies last. To participate, preregister at bcbswny.com/play. Walk-ins are welcome.

13) Winter Play Days: BlueCross Blue Shield of Western New York hosts this event from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 in Alumni Arena at the University at Buffalo North Campus in Amherst. The 400,000-square-foot arena will be transformed into a giant playground, giving families and individuals the chance to try activities that include volleyball and swimming, an inflatable bounce house and more. The pool will be open for the first 150 participants. To register, visit bcbswny.com/play. Free to the public.

15) National Engineers Week: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday through next Saturday, Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway. Activities throughout the week include Lego challenges, zipline builds, real-world engineering problem solving and more. General museum admission also includes the traveling exhibit “GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World.” For hours, admission and more info, visit sciencebuff.org.

16) “Northern Owls”: A travelling exhibit from the Royal Ontario Museum that offers a look into the intriguing world of owls, Butterfly Conservatory, 2565 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ont. Includes live raptor displays during this holiday weekend, Feb. 18-20 (Monday is Family Day in Canada). For hours, admission costs and more information about other Family Day weekend events in Niagara Falls, Ont., visit niagaraparks.com.

17) Family Fun Week: Explore & More Children’s Museum, 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora. Museum will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily with special activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. including Presidents Day voting and ribbon making on Monday; crayon resist and color reveal on Tuesday; Music With Mar on Wednesday; ice painting on Thursday; and Zumba and rainbow rings on Friday. For more info, visit exploreandmore.org.

18) Let’s Get Physical: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday, Explore & More Children’s Museum, 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora. Space for this event is very limited and preregistration is required at bcbswny.com/play. BlueCross BlueShield of WNY hosts this free program.